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Free Event: Creative Financing Solution For Residential Energy Projects

PACE webinar


Clean Energy Financing Advisory Council:
Creative Financing Solutions For Residential Energy Projects
Free Webinar and Live Event
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI),
Room 127, The Amphitheatre
525 S Hewitt St. Los Angeles, 90013
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Webinar: 9.00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (PST)
Live Event: 9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m. (PST)
Complimentary hot breakfast starting at 8:00 a.m.


The Clean Energy Financing Advisory Council (CEFAC) is focused on enhancing awareness of innovative energy project financing to help stimulate the California clean energy marketplace.
This CEFAC webinar will explore unsecured and secured alternative financing products and marketing tools for increasing the volume of residential energy improvement projects. The speakers will introduce new resources available to energy stakeholders that include
  • The Energy Atlas: An interactive marketing research tool that harnesses the largest set of disaggregated energy data in the nation
  • The CHEEF Residential Energy Efficiency Loan (REEL) Program: : A new State of California Program offering flexible, unsecured financing for energy efficiency projects at attractive rates for consumers with a broad range of FICO scores.
  • Fannie Mae Green Financing: Fixed rate term financing products for properties undergoing energy and water savings improvements or for properties with existing recognized green certifications.
These events are for energy improvement contractors, local government officials, lending institution reps, financial experts, real estate professionals and others interested in cross-sector collaborations.
Current panelists include
  • Zoe Elizabeth, Associate Director for Special Projects, California Center for Sustainable Communities – Los Angeles Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability
  • Miriam Joffe-Block, Program Manager, California Hub for Energy Efficiency Financing (CHEEF)
  • Katie Plett, Vice President & Relationship Manager, HomeStreet Bank Commercial Real Estate
Contractors will have the opportunity to become a Qualified Contractor in the CHEEF Residential Energy Efficiency Loan (REEL) program by attending a REEL compliance training from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at LACI. Light lunch provided. Please email Kirshain.Ward@treasurer.ca.gov if interested, or visit www.theCHEEF.com



For more information, email ryan.carney@energycenter.org or call (858) 429-5136.
CEFAC is facilitated by the Center for Sustainable Energy through a partnership with Energy Upgrade California® and the Department of Energy SunShot Initiative.